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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: 1K0N on May 14, 2004, 08:33:34 AM
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It would be a welcomed feature to squelch with a Dot command Country range vox
Please
IKON
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Seconded. Please HT, please.
I know how you feel about community, but Range channel is used as a "party line" too much of the time. You can't hear anything else.
At a minimum, give us a volume slider for each channel!
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Yes this would be very useful. We also need permanent squelch for individuals. And I think it would be a really great idea if AH automatically squelched anybody who typed MISSION in all caps (well maybe it should just squelch them on all channels except their squad channel).
Hooligan
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I rarely use the squelch specific user feature, so I don't feel that a permanent squelch list is that neccessary, I may have used it twice in two years.
But there are times when the local vox traffic volume is insane, it reaches levels that prohibit squad communications.
This is why I would like the feature added.... To serve my own personnel agenda LOL
IKON
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I whole heartedly agree!
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Does the new .vsquelch command have to do with this feature request?
IKON
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It would be a great feature to allow with a dot command, country range channel squelch...
IKON
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I'd like to see range squelchable too.
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After taking several days off from flying in AH I had the day off and decided to fly a few quite sorties between honeydo's and dogwalks.. while peacefully b-n-zinig a field precap several of us ended up chasing a spit, when I realized it was 3 on 1 I pulled out of the pursuit without firing a shot, the tail of the spit came off
and the spit tumbled to the ground. I hear on range channel some child yelling "shrecking Ikon whyd you fire on a tailless plane"
I ignored it and moved on... Again I hear " Ikon shrecking this and Ikon shrecking that" then I finally asked what the problem was? the child explained that he thought it was bull**** that I had shot at a tailless enemy plane, I explained that I still had 100% ammo load and hadnt fired, it must have been lag.... The child finally apoligized half heartedly I might add but at this point the Dog walk looked much better...
Several pilots were yelling at me before I finally yelled back at and explained the problem was him not me but it felt like the fricken spanish inquisition....
Just one example of why a range squelch feature would be good in my opinion...
IKON
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I disagree with this.
If a range vox squelch were added range vox would cease to be useful.
Why give a warning about a fighter diving on a guy if there is a good chance he won't hear it?
And that has a ripple effect. The more people that don't use it, the fewer people will try to use it, and then even fewer people will use it, repeat.
It is only useful as a tool if the majority of people can hear you. When that ceases to be the case it ceases to be useful.
What you are requesting here is essentially removing range vox from the game.
Permasquelch is a different issue and I agree with you on that.
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I would rather have someone yell obscenities at me over the range channel, than listen to the chatty kathy party line conversations.
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Originally posted by Furious
I would rather have someone yell obscenities at me over the range channel, than listen to the chatty kathy party line conversations.
I dont like either especially when it interfers with squad vox...
My current choice is to I guess turn off sound altogethor?!
at that point if it bothers me so much I would just cancel my account! But ya know it doesn't hurt to ask for the feature and hope that it is implemented soon!
IKON
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Originally posted by Karnak
I disagree with this.
If a range vox squelch were added range vox would cease to be useful.
Yup pretty much!!! one can only pray that it happens sooner then later...You mean that now pilots could bore their squads with trivial giggles and yuck fests rather then using range to subject a forced audiance to listen to the garbage... ohhhh the horror......
Think about this in the current squelch state I have to work 5 times harder to squelch 5 players as it would take 5 players to change a single channel setting... Now put 10 loud obnoxious players in range talking about cow miking and pig rodeos are macho... I have to scan the player list for 5 minutes just to find three of the names that I caught by chance at the top of the screen, seven more I have missed the name in the top and cant squelch for several more minutes until they get a chance to giggle, then I can possibly add them to the squelch list.
Using the current squelch choice from the player list is impossible to be effective, forcing many players to change a single setting is much more realistic.
But a permasquelch option has serious merit!!
I want to drink beer on the climb out to alt, not spend all night squelch single names from the player list...
IKON
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1K0N,
No it doesn't hurt to ask and I really wish people would observe basic courtesy and not cuss up a storm. Instead you get called a wuss or care bear or some other derogatory term if you ask them to address their problem.
But coming from a non-squad point of view the range vox squelch would heavily negatively affect me.
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Originally posted by Karnak
1K0N,
No it doesn't hurt to ask and I really wish people would observe basic courtesy and not cuss up a storm. Instead you get called a wuss or care bear or some other derogatory term if you ask them to address their problem.
But coming from a non-squad point of view the range vox squelch would heavily negatively affect me.
It would almost be fun to glue the range channel keyboard key down and give the mic to my chihuahua while he humps his stuffed animal for a few hours.....Call it Canine intervention?
Make sure I fly around so the furbs are forced to listen...
IKON
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Originally posted by 1K0N
It would almost be fun to glue the range channel keyboard key down and give the mic to my chihuahua while he humps his stuffed animal for a few hours.....Call it Canine intervention?
Make sure I fly around so the furbs are forced to listen...
IKON
OK. Whatever. You're just trolling and being obnoxious now.
You have no more regards for other people's position's than they do.
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they do have it so you can right click on the persons name and squelch them, you do not have to use the dot command. just for those that may not know.
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Originally posted by Karnak
OK. Whatever. You're just trolling and being obnoxious now.
You have no more regards for other people's position's than they do.
I wasn't trolling I was being serious, I am going to glue range channel button down and fly around every large furball I can find... That is my regard to the bull**** I have been forced to put up with while trying to enjoy the game I love!
IKON
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As I said, trolling and being obnoxious.
You are saying "I will take away a part of the game that other's like because some people are jerks and s!"
What you propose is no different than what they do.
On the flip side, squelching you would be a piece of cake.
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Originally posted by Karnak
As I said, trolling and being obnoxious.
You are saying "I will take away a part of the game that other's like because some people are jerks and s!"
What you propose is no different than what they do.
On the flip side, squelching you would be a piece of cake.
Quit your grand standing, by your standards any joke would be a troll and thats just plain ridiculous... If it bothers you so much then squelch me and move on!!
IKON
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Some people love the range channel and some don't. Everyone has their own opinion. The discussion should not be which is the better option, but whether players should be allowed to choose for themselves. It has no effect on the "fairness" of the game so why force us to use (or not use) it?
Make a box that you can check or uncheck in preferences and leave it up to the individuals.
-Buzzz
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Buzzz,
Because if it is not universal it is useless.
I would not waste time trying to use it if I knew there was a very good chance that the person I wanted to communicate with could not receive my message. I have better things to do with my time that talk at walls.
The check box you suggest is not a balanced choice. Frankly, I don't think there is a balanced choice for this issue. The request should read: "Get rid of range vox."
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do like me... take off your headphones :)
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Originally posted by Karnak
Buzzz,
Because if it is not universal it is useless.
I totally see your point but I believe that a very high percentage of people (I would wager over 90%) would still use it so it would not be useless. The fact that it can save your life time and time again is great motivation to leave it on.
However, there are times like squad ops and small children in the room etc. that it would be useful to be able to turn it off.
I personally like range vox myself. I just think using it should be voluntary and not forced.
-Buzzz